Oktoberfest Closes Some Downtown Streets, And So Does This Race

91.7 WVXU | By Jennifer Merritt

Published September 20, 2018 at 6:00 AM EDT

Some Downtown streets will be closed all weekend thanks to Oktboerfest Zinzinnati, but even more close Saturday due to The Hudepohl 14K/7K Brewery Run, which helps kick off the Zinzinnati festivities.

The city says this race will require the following streets to close starting at 7:30 a.m. (Mehring Way will close at 5:30 a.m. between Elm Street and Johnny Bench Way.)

14K Course

Mehring Way westbound will be closed between E. Pete Rose Way and Freeman Ave and eastbound east of Central Avenue
Joe Nuxhall Way closed between Freedom Way and Mehring Way
Elm Street closed between Freedom Way and Mehring Way
W. Pete Rose Way closed between Central Avenue and Gest Street
Central Avenue closed between W. Pete Rose Way and Mehring Way
Gest Street closed between Third Street and Mehring Way
Linn Street northbound closed between Gest Street and Dalton Avenue
Dalton Avenue/Spring Grove Avenue northbound closed between Linn Street and Harrison Avenue
Harrison Avenue eastbound closed between Spring Grove Avenue and Colerain Avenue
Colerain Avenue closed between Harrison Avenue and Bank Street
Central Avenue eastbound closed between Colerain Avenue and Linn Street
Brighton Approach closed between Central Avenue and McMicken Street
McMicken Street closed between McMillan Street and Main Street
Moore Street closed between Walnut Street and Liberty Street
Reading Road south/westbound closed between Liberty Street and Eggleston Avenue
Broadway closed between Ninth Street and Eggleston Avenue
Eggleston Avenue southbound closed between Central Parkway and E. Pete Rose Way
E. Pete Rose Way closed between Eggleston Avenue and Johnny Bench Way

7K Course

W. Pete Rose Way closed between Mehring Way and Central Avenue
Third Street south curb lane closed between Central Avenue and Gest Street
Clay Wade Bailey Bridge closed
Ramp LL closed
Taylor Southgate Bridge closed

All streets will reopen around noon Saturday.

How This Affects Metro

Metro bus service that normally operates in these areas will be detoured around the closures. Riders should follow the instructions posted at their stop.